GUIDELINES AND MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO …

1 F. No. : 1-6/2018-INCD ated: 20-04-2018 GUIDELINES AND MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO ESTABLISH (N) school OF following Establishments / Organizations are eligible toEstablish / Open a (N) College of )Central Government/State Government/Local body;b)Registered Private or Public Trust;c)Organisations Registered under Societies Registration Actincluding Missionary Organisations;d)Companies incorporated under section 8 of Company s Act; eligible Organizations / Establishments should have their own100 bedded Parent that in respect of Tribal and Hilly Area the requirement ofown Parent Hospital is exempted.

2 Tribal area Scheduled notified area; [Areas as thePresident of India may by order declare to be ScheduledAreas;] Hilly area North East States, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand. eligible Organizations / Establishments should obtainEssentiality Certificate / No objection Certificate from theconcerned State Government where the (N) College of Nursingis sought to be established. The particulars of the name of theCollege / nursing Institution along with the name of the Trust/Society [as mentioned in Trust Deed or Memorandum ofAssociation] as also full address shall be mentioned in No ObjectionCertificate/Essentiality receipt of the Essentiality Certificate/ No objection Certificate,the eligible institution shall get recognition from the concernedState nursing Council for the (N)

3 Programme for theparticular Academic Year, which is a mandatory Indian nursing Council shall after receipt of the abovedocuments / proposal would then conduct Statutory Inspection ofthe recognized training nursing institution under Section 13 ofIndian nursing Council Act 1947 in order to assess the suitabilitywith regard to availability of Teaching faculty, Clinical andPHYSICAL FACILITIES Infrastructural facilities in conformity with Regulations framed under the provisions of Indian nursing Council Act, 1947. Building: The College of nursing should have a separate building.

4 The college of nursing should be near to its parent hospital having space for expansion in an institutional area. For a College with an annual admission capacity of 40-60 students, the constructed area of the college should be 23720 square feet. Adequate hostel/residential accommodation for students and staff should be available in addition to the above mentioned built up area of the nursing College respectively. The details of the constructed area is given below for admission capacity of 40-60 students: Teaching Block: S. Teaching Block Area (Figures in No. Sq feet) 1.

5 Lecture Hall 4 @ 1080 = 4320 2. (i) nursing foundation lab1500 (ii)CHN900 (iii)Nutrition900 (iv) OBG and Paediatrics lab900 (v)Pre-clinical science lab900 (vi)Computer Lab1500 3. Multipurpose Hall 3000 4. Common Room (Male & Female) 1100 5. Staff Room 1000 6. Principal Room 300 7. Vice Principal Room 200 8. Library 2400 9. Aids Room600 10. One room for each Head of 800 Departments 11. Faculty Room 2400 12. Provisions for Toilets 1000 Total 23720 Sqr. Ft. 2 Note: - *1. nursing Educational institution should be in Institutional areaonly and not in residential area. *2. If the institute has non- nursing programme in the same building, nursing programme should have separate teaching block.

6 *3. Shift-wise management with other educational institutions willnot be accepted. *4. Separate teaching block shall be available if it is in hospitalpremises. *5. Proportionately the size of the built-up area will increaseaccording to the number of students admitted. *6. school and College of nursing can share laboratories, if they arein same campus under same name and under same trust, that is the institution is one but offering different nursing programmes. However they should have equipments and articles proportionate to the strength of admission.

7 And the class rooms should be available as per the requirement stipulated by Indian nursing Council of each programme. roomsThere should be at least four classrooms with the capacity ofaccommodating the number of students admitted in each rooms should be well ventilated with proper lighting should be built in Black/Green/White Boards. Also thereshould be a desk/ dais/a big table and a chair for the teacher andracks/cupboards for keeping teaching aids or any otherequipment needed for the conduct of classes also should be : College should have following departments of nursing including Surgical Health and Gynecological Health and Mental Health Nursing3 should be at least Seven laboratories as listed below: nursing Foundations and Medical Surgical Community Health nursing OBG and Peadiatracs Nutrition Computer with 10 computers Pre Clinical Science Lab.

8 (Biochemistry, Microbiology, Biophysics, Anatomy & Physiology) should be spacious enough to accommodate at leastdouble the sanctioned/actual strength of students, so that it canbe utilised for hosting functions of the college, educationalconferences/ workshops, examinations etc. It should have properstage with green room facilities. It should be well ventilated andhave proper lighting system. There should be arrangements forthe use of all kinds of basic and advanced audio-visual ultipurpose HallCollege of nursing should have multipurpose hall, if there is should be a separate library for the college.

9 The size of theLibrary should be of MINIMUM 2400 sqr. ft. It should be easilyaccessible to the teaching faculty and the students. Libraryshould have seating arrangements for at least 60 students forreading and having good lighting and ventilation and space forstocking and displaying of books and journals. The library shouldhave at least 3000 books. In a new College of nursing the totalnumber of books should be proportionately divided on yearlybasis in four years. At least 10 sets of books in each subject tofacilitate for the students to refer the books.

10 The number ofjournals should 15 out of which one- third shall be foreignjournals and subscribed on continuous basis. There should besufficient number of cupboards, book shelves and racks withglass doors for proper and safe storage of books, magazines,journals, newspapers and other In the library there should be provision for: - Staff reading room for 10 Rooms for librarian and other staff with intercom phonefacility- Video and cassette / CD room (desirable)- Internet REQUIREMENTS (a)Principal s OfficeThere should be a separate office for the Principal withattached toilet and provision for visitor s room.